All original. All lyrics and vocals by me. I also played a short mandolin part.
At long last, I have returned to my most personal form of musical expression: symphonic progressive rock. I started this composition many, many months ago, and I added to it piece by piece. In many ways, it reminds me of my old song "Some Are Destined to Search" because there are many sections, but overall, it is not extensively long. I think of this as a sort of continuation of that story, as if this takes place many years later. Lyrically, this song focuses on the idea of seeing the positivity in the world even when it appears to be changing so quickly. It is important to remember the many ways our world stays the same. I should also mention that the lyrics are not always intended to have a specific meaning. Sometimes they just add to the mysterious or mystical atmosphere of the music (I suppose I got this idea from the band "Yes"). Anyway, here are the lyrics:
Time, these timeless moments repeating, unchanging
Soft, the whisper of eternal cycles slowly turning
round, don't let their cruelty persuade you, corrupt you
Fight, resisting thoughts that all we knew is gone forever
Even today so many things remain the same
Forgotten frontiers of past years we can still tame
Tell me, do you ever feel that wonder any more?
Is there nothing in the distance that you're waiting for?
Lost days gazing through the haze
Lost years peering throught the fear
New layers cover the past
Flow fast from sources vast
Why do we forget how much we're given?
Why are we so seldom driven
to pursue what just might be
another day that never leaves our memory?
We should be like children, so enchanted
By the countless wishes granted
We should feel the playful air and
make our own adventures happen anywhere
The same world has always been here for us
The same winds, they'll quietly implore us
To ride the waves, their favor winning
Every single new beginning
The same higher power will adore us
...
Idem aura autem caelum
ambitiones copia
Idem terra autem fretus
gaudium intra animas
Please excuse my poor attempt at Latin. I am sure the grammer is wrong, and the pronunciation is probably even worse. For some reason, I just wanted to try a Latin choir part at the end.
About the picture, I found it on google. It seemed to fit with the song's themes, such as youth and the spirit of exploration (represented by the dove). Also, the scenery looks as if it could be a new land found by the voyagers in "Some Are Destined to Search".
Well, I hope you like the song. Thanks so much for listening and sharing (honest) opinions.
God bless!